Michael Sharnoff
Biographic Data
| ID | 4411464 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael Sharnoff |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael |
| FAMILY NAME | Sharnoff |
| SIGNATURE | SHARNOFF M |
| AFFILIATIONS | National Defense University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1620-1758 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Imagining Palestine in Iranian Stamps
Since the 1979 Iranian Revolution, the Islamic Republic’s postage stamps have undergone a significant thematic shift to reflect the regime’s ideological and foreign policy priorities. Under the Pahlavi monarchy, stamps emphasized secular nationalism, modernization, royal imagery centred on the Shah, and national symbols rooted in pre-Islamic Persian heritage—without issuing a single stamp in support of the Palestinian cause. In contrast, the Isla…
The Arab-Iranian Stamp War Over the Persian Gulf
Visualizing Palestine in Arab postage stamps
From 1948 to 1967, most Arab stamp depictions of Palestine showed its borders as it existed during the British Mandate (1922-1948), from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea. These borders convey Arab support for the Palestine cause, the right for Palestinians to return to what became Israel in 1948 and strengthen the Arab propaganda war against Israel by rejecting its right to exist. Occasionally Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia deviate from …
The Hashemite Regime on Jordanian Postage Stamps
This study will examine the political use of stamps to preserve the Hashemite heritage. It will focus on how Jordanian stamps combine images of the Hashemite royal family with Arab, Islamic, and Palestine-themed symbols to strengthen the legitimacy and stability of the Hashemite monarchy and develop a Jordanian national identity. In the first period (1921–1947), stamps emphasized images of King Abdullah I, founder and first monarch of the Emirate…
Jordanian stamps of Islamic holy sites in Jerusalem
Jordanian postage stamp depictions of the Islamic holy sites in Jerusalem demonstrate how the Hashemite regime aims to bolster its legitimacy, balance relations with the PLO and Israel, affirm domestic and international sympathy and support to administer the Muslim holy places, and convey the kingdom's close attachment to the Palestinian issue. These depictions aim to create the additional impression that due to Jordan's special role, it has a st…
Maps of the West Bank in Jordanian Postage Stamps, 1952–1985
This article examines Jordanian postage stamp depiction of the West Bank as part of the Hashemite Kingdom from 1952 to 1985. The majority of maps of the West Bank are featured as part of Jordan, both during Jordanian rule of the West Bank (1948–1967) and after Israel conquered the land during the 1967 war. Sometimes the West Bank is delineated from Jordan to suggest a territorial dispute with Israel, while other times, the West Bank is shown as p…
Nasser's Peace
Gamal Abdel Nasser was arguably one of the most influential Arab leaders in history. As President of Egypt from 1956 to 1970, he could have achieved a peace agreement with Israel, yet he preferred to maintain his unique leadership role by affirming pan-Arab nationalism and championing the liberation of Palestine, a common euphemism for the destruction of Israel. In that era of Cold War politics, Nasser brilliantly played Moscow, Washington, and t…
Jordanian stamps of Islamic holy sites in Jerusalem
Jordanian postage stamp depictions of the Islamic holy sites in Jerusalem demonstrate how the Hashemite regime aims to bolster its legitimacy, balance relations with the PLO and Israel, affirm domestic and international sympathy and support to administer the Muslim holy places, and convey the kingdom's close attachment to the Palestinian issue. These depictions aim to create the additional impression that due to Jordan's special role, it has a st…
The Hashemite Regime on Jordanian Postage Stamps
This study will examine the political use of stamps to preserve the Hashemite heritage. It will focus on how Jordanian stamps combine images of the Hashemite royal family with Arab, Islamic, and Palestine-themed symbols to strengthen the legitimacy and stability of the Hashemite monarchy and develop a Jordanian national identity. In the first period (1921–1947), stamps emphasized images of King Abdullah I, founder and first monarch of the Emirate…
Nasser's Peace
Gamal Abdel Nasser was arguably one of the most influential Arab leaders in history. As President of Egypt from 1956 to 1970, he could have achieved a peace agreement with Israel, yet he preferred to maintain his unique leadership role by affirming pan-Arab nationalism and championing the liberation of Palestine, a common euphemism for the destruction of Israel. In that era of Cold War politics, Nasser brilliantly played Moscow, Washington, and t…
Maps of the West Bank in Jordanian Postage Stamps, 1952–1985
This article examines Jordanian postage stamp depiction of the West Bank as part of the Hashemite Kingdom from 1952 to 1985. The majority of maps of the West Bank are featured as part of Jordan, both during Jordanian rule of the West Bank (1948–1967) and after Israel conquered the land during the 1967 war. Sometimes the West Bank is delineated from Jordan to suggest a territorial dispute with Israel, while other times, the West Bank is shown as p…
Jordanian stamps of Islamic holy sites in Jerusalem
Jordanian postage stamp depictions of the Islamic holy sites in Jerusalem demonstrate how the Hashemite regime aims to bolster its legitimacy, balance relations with the PLO and Israel, affirm domestic and international sympathy and support to administer the Muslim holy places, and convey the kingdom's close attachment to the Palestinian issue. These depictions aim to create the additional impression that due to Jordan's special role, it has a st…
Visualizing Palestine in Arab postage stamps
From 1948 to 1967, most Arab stamp depictions of Palestine showed its borders as it existed during the British Mandate (1922-1948), from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea. These borders convey Arab support for the Palestine cause, the right for Palestinians to return to what became Israel in 1948 and strengthen the Arab propaganda war against Israel by rejecting its right to exist. Occasionally Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia deviate from …
The Hashemite Regime on Jordanian Postage Stamps
This study will examine the political use of stamps to preserve the Hashemite heritage. It will focus on how Jordanian stamps combine images of the Hashemite royal family with Arab, Islamic, and Palestine-themed symbols to strengthen the legitimacy and stability of the Hashemite monarchy and develop a Jordanian national identity. In the first period (1921–1947), stamps emphasized images of King Abdullah I, founder and first monarch of the Emirate…
The Arab-Iranian Stamp War Over the Persian Gulf
Imagining Palestine in Iranian Stamps
Since the 1979 Iranian Revolution, the Islamic Republic’s postage stamps have undergone a significant thematic shift to reflect the regime’s ideological and foreign policy priorities. Under the Pahlavi monarchy, stamps emphasized secular nationalism, modernization, royal imagery centred on the Shah, and national symbols rooted in pre-Islamic Persian heritage—without issuing a single stamp in support of the Palestinian cause. In contrast, the Isla…
Political science (6 works) · History (5 works) · History (5 works) · Ancient history (4 works) · National Identity and Symbolism (4 works) · Geography (3 works) · Palestine (3 works) · Art history (2 works) · Islam (2 works) · Law (2 works)